Members and assureds whose vessels trade to India will already be aware of the News Alert on 7 October 2026 (opens in a new window) advising of the requirements in the Merchant Shipping (Regulation of…
Members of the UK P&I Club, and the TT Club have voted strongly in favour of merging the two organisations to create the first transport mutual to span the entire cargo supply chain. Together, the…
We are pleased to announce that Antonis has successfully completed his MSc in Shipping Management at ALBA Graduate Business School. The programme marks an important milestone in Antonis’ professional development and complements his experience as…
Following the sudden sinking on 22 August 2026 of the bulk carrier “Ocean Winner” off the coast of Odisha after having loaded iron ore fines from Paradip, vessels heading to Indian ports to load iron…
The Member Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control (PSC) will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on cargo securing of cargo units and cargo transport…
The International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) has confirmed that liabilities arising from Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) are now eligible to be covered within the Group’s pooling arrangements across all levels of autonomy, including…
West P&I has been assigned a Financial Strength Rating of West P&I has been assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- by Standard and Poor’s. The outlook assigned to the A- by Standard and Poor’s…
Commercial shipping across the Black Sea has endured one of its most violent weekends of the war, with Russian attacks on foreign-flagged vessels and Ukrainian drone strikes against ships serving Russian trade. The deadliest incident…
The threat to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has intensified after Iran claimed two unidentified oil tankers exploded and were immobilised while attempting to use the waterway’s southern passage. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked the Tanzanian-flagged tanker Asana off Yemen and taken the vessel towards the northeastern coast of Somalia. The 1992-built chemical tanker was seized on Friday after departing Mukalla, according to the…
